European Handbook of Central Asian Studies. History, Politics, and Society

This handbook is the first collection of comprehensive teaching materials for teachers and students of Central Asian Studies (CAS) with a strong pedagogic dimension. It presents 22 chapters, clustered around five themes, with contributions from more than 19 scholars, all leading experts in the field of CAS and Eurasian Studies. This collection is not only a reference work for scholars branching out to different disciplines of CAS but also for scholars from other disciplines broadening their scope to CAS. It addresses post-colonial frameworks and also untangles topics from their ‘Soviet’ reference frame. It aims to de-exoticize the region and draws parallels to European or to historically European-occupied territories. In each chapter, the handbook provides a concise but nuanced overview of the topics covered, in which way these have been approached by the mainstream literature, and points out pitfalls, myths, and new insights, providing background knowledge about Central Asia to readers and intertwine this with an advanced level of insight to leave the readers equipped with a strong foundation to approach more specialized sources either in classroom settings or by self-study. In addition, the book offers a comprehensive glossary, list of used abbreviations, overview of intended learning outcomes, and a smart index (distinguishing between names, locations, concepts, and events). A list of recorded lectures to be found on YouTube will accompany the handbook either as instruction materials for teachers or visual aids for students. Since the authors themselves recorded the lectures related to their own chapters, this provides the opportunity to engage in a more personalized way with the authors. This project is being developed in the framework of the EISCAS project (www.eiscas.eu), co-funded by the Erasmus + Program of the European Union. Adrien Fauve Bruno J. De Cordier Jeroen J.J. Van den Bosch Justyna Hadaś Jeroen Van den Bosch Vincent Fourniau Svetlana Gorshenina Sebastien Peyrouse Gian Marco Moisé Abel Polese Jeremy Smith Adrien Fauve Jeroen Van den Bosch Baktybek Kainazarov Rano Turaeva Scott Newton Slavomír Horák Sebastien Peyrouse Catherine Poujol Bernardo Teles Fazendeiro Maria Raquel Freire Luca Anceschi Julia Schwab Natalie Koch Bhavna Davé Suzanne Harris-Brandts Abel Polese by Bhavna Davé by Slavomír Horák by Baktybek Kainazarov by Oguljamal Yazliyeva by Svetlana Gorshenina by Bruno J. de Cordier